The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited has denied exporting Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) illegally. NLNG responded to a report that its top officials were part of the oil and gas industry actors who operate as international cartels and illegally ship oil worth over $1 billion to US and South American countries.

NLNG’s General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Andy Odeh, in a statement yesterday, described the report as ‘false and malicious’ and is calculated to ‘cast the company and its leadership in a bad light’.

According to the statement, NLNG said it was not allowed to react to the allegations before the report was published. “Deliveries of LNG from its Bonny Terminal complies with all regulatory requirements for the export of its products and are made under various term and spot sales contracts to destinations not limited to Europe, the Far East, Greater Middle East, North America and South America, thus ensuring NLNG’s position as a significant competitive global LNG supplier, promoting the Nigerian Brand,” the statement reads.

“NLNG is a responsible corporate citizen operating its business according to strong business principles and ethics in accordance with requirements of relevant Nigerian and global laws and regulations.”